Today we had the x-ray tech at work setting up to picture the S.S. crucible I welded. The specs of the Crucible are as follows: 5' diameter, 6' tall, 316 S.S. , 1 1/2" thick, the head was cast somewhere in northern California and the sheet was rolled at Keiser Sheet Metal in Oregon. Keiser also cut and rolled the flange, on edge measuring 2" x 6" at a diameter of approx 62" inside. They cut two strips and welded them together after they were rolled. The working temp is 1580 f at 3psi. I used 316 S.S. flux core wire and have used approx 130 lbs. S.S. flux core runs pretty nice but you can't let the puddle get away from you or you'll roll over your slag, especially in a groove, so I have found that faster travel speeds to be the best approach.
But as for the X-ray photos from the hospital, they didn't pan out too well. From what the x-ray tech at work said, the approx exposure time is around 30 mins depending on distance while the hospital machines run in fractions of seconds. He said it could be possible to trigger the equivalent amount of time but that would be very hard on the machine.
-Mike